List of millipede families

Millipedes, myriapods of the class Diplopoda, contain approximately 12,000 described species organized into 16 extant orders and approximately 140 families. This list is based on Shear, 2011,[1] sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order.

Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea". Superfamilies end in "-oidea", while families end in "-idae".[2]

Callipodida

Eurygyrus ochraceus, (Schizopetalidae) a species native to Turkey, introduced in Ukraine[3]

Suborder Callipodidea

Callipodidae

Suborder Schizopetalidea

Suborder Sinocallipodidea

Sinocallipodidae

Chordeumatida

Suborder Chordeumatidea

Superfamily Chordeumatoidea

Chordeumatidae
Speophilosomatidae

Suborder Craspedosomatidea

Superfamily Anthroleucosomatoidea

Anthroleucosomatidae
Haasiidae
Origmatogonidae
Vandeleumatidae

Superfamily Brannerioidea

Brachychaeteumatidae
Branneriidae
Chamaesomatidae
Golovatchiidae
Heterolatzeliidae
Kashmireumatidae
Macrochaeteumatidae
Niponiosomatidae
Tinguipidae
Trachygonidae

Superfamily Cleidogonoidea

Biokoviellidae
Cleidogonidae
Entomobielziidae
Lusitaniosomatidae
Opisthocheiridae
Trichopetalidae

Superfamily Craspedosomatoidea

Nanogona (Craspedosomatidae), Belgium

Attemsiidae
Craspedosomatidae
Haplobainosomatidae

Superfamily Haaseoidea

Haaseidae

Superfamily Neoatractosomatoidea

Altajellidae
Faginidae
Hoffmaneumatidae
Mastigophorophyllidae
Neoatractosomatidae

Superfamily Verhoeffioidea

Verhoeffiidae

Suborder Heterochordeumatidea

Superfamily Conotyloidea

Adritylidae
Conotylidae

Superfamily Diplomaragnoidea

Diplomaragnidae

Superfamily Heterochordeumatoidea

Schedotrigona (Metopidiotrichidae), New Zealand)

Eudigonidae
Heterochordeumatidae
Megalotylidae
Metopidiotrichidae
Peterjohnsiidae

Superfamily Pygmaeosomatoidea

Lankasomatidae
Pygmaeosomatidae

Suborder Striariidea

Superfamily Caseyoidea

Superfamily Striarioidea

Apterouridae
Buotidae
Rhiscosomididae
Striariidae

Glomerida

Glomeris klugii, (Glomeridae), Tunisia

Glomeridae
Glomeridellidae
Trachysphaeridae (=Doderiidae)

Glomeridesmida

Glomeridesmidae
Termitodesmidae

Julida

Superfamily Blaniuloidea

Blaniulidae
Galliobatidae
Ommatoiulus sabulosus (Julidae)
Okeanobatidae
Zosteractinidae

Superfamily Juloidea

Julidae
Rhopaloiulidae
Trichoblaniulidae
Trichonemasomatidae

Superfamily Nemasomatoidea

Chelojudiae
Nemasomatidae
Pseudonemasomatidae
Telsonemasomatidae

Californiulus chamberlini (Paeromopodidae), California

Superfamily Paeromopodoidea

Superfamily Parajuloidea

Mongoliulidae
Parajulidae

Platydesmida

Unidentified platydesmid from Malaysia

Polydesmida

Suborder Chelodesmidea (=Leptodesmidea)

Superfamily Chelodesmoidea

Chelodesmidae

Superfamily Platyrhacoidea

Nyssodesmus python (Platyrhacidae), Costa Rica

Superfamily Rhachodesmoidea

Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea

Campodesmidae
Tymbodesmus falcatus (Gomphodesmidae), Burkina Faso
Holistophallidae
Sphaeriodesmidae

Superfamily Xystodesmoidea

Harpaphe haydeniana (Xystodesmidae)

Suborder Dalodesmidea

Dalodesmidae
Vaalogonopodidae

Suborder Paradoxosomatidea (=Strongylosomatidea)

Paradoxosomatidae

Infraorder Oniscodesmoides

Ammodesmus granum (Ammodesmidae), West Africa

Nephopyrgodesmus eungella (Pyrgodesmidae), Australia

Superfamily Oniscodesmoidea

Dorsoporidae
Oniscodesmidae

Superfamily Pyrgodesmoidea

Infraorder Polydesmoides

Superfamily Haplodesmoidea

Haplodesmidae

Superfamily Opisotretoidea

Opisotretidae
Polydesmoidea
Cryptodesmidae
Polydesmidae

Superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea

Polyxenida

Polyxenus lagurus (Polyxenidae)

Superfamily Polyxenoidea

Hypogexenidae
Lophoproctidae
Polyxenidae

Superfamily Synxenoidea

Synxenidae

Polyzoniida

Octoglena sierra (Polyzoniidae), California

Siphoniulida

Siphoniulidae

Siphonocryptida

Siphonocryptidae

Siphonophorida

Illacme plenipes (Siphonorhinidae)

Sphaerotheriida

Arthrosphaera thurstoni (Arthrosphaeridae), India

Spirobolida

Suborder Spirobolidea

Anadenobolus monilicornis (Rhinocricidae)

Suborder Trigoniulidea

Spirostreptida

Suborder Cambalidea

Suborder Spirostreptidea

Sagmatostreptus strongylopygus (Spirostreptidae), Tanzania

Superfamily Odontopygoidea

Atopogestidae
Odontopygidae

Superfamily Spirostreptoidea

Adiaphorostreptidae
Harpagophoridae
Spirostreptidae

Stemmiulida

Stemmiulids from Puerto Rico

Stemmiulidae

References

Shear, W. (2011). "Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 159–164. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.32.
Hoffman, Richard L. (1979). Classification of the Diplopoda. Geneva: Muséum d’Historie Naturelle. pp. 19–20. OCLC 7642190.
Stoev, Pavel; Zapparoli, Marzio; Golovatch, Sergei; Enghoff, Henrik; Akkari, Nesrine; Barber, Anthony (6 July 2010). "Myriapods (Myriapoda). Chapter 7.2". BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment. 4: 97–130. doi:10.3897/biorisk.4.51.

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[Shear_2011_class.-1] Shear, W. (2011). "Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 159–164. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.32.

[2] Hoffman, Richard L. (1979). Classification of the Diplopoda. Geneva: Muséum d’Historie Naturelle. pp. 19–20. OCLC 7642190.

[3] Stoev, Pavel; Zapparoli, Marzio; Golovatch, Sergei; Enghoff, Henrik; Akkari, Nesrine; Barber, Anthony (6 July 2010). "Myriapods (Myriapoda). Chapter 7.2". BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment. 4: 97–130. doi:10.3897/biorisk.4.51.